The fighter gap is often considered to be far in the future, but the reality is that future shortfalls must be addressed today. The President’s fighter cuts would eliminate one of the two remaining fifth-generation fighter production lines. This would severely limit the options available to Congress if it wanted to restart production at some later date. The cost to the taxpayer would also be much higher than if production continues.

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